RBNZ Orr: Global Rates Bigger Driver Of High NZ House Prices, Not...

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, November 2, 2021)—The secular decline in global interest rates has played a bigger part in rise in New Zealand house prices, rather than the official cash rate, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adri...

Analysis: Is There Case For 50bps RBNZ OCR Hike in November?

(This Analysis was first published on Wednesday, October 20 at 4:00 PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 20, 2021)—The balance of risks have tilted in favor of a larger 50 basis poin...

Analysis: New Zealand Q3 CPI Vindicates RBNZ’s Updated Inflation...

(This Analysis was first published on Monday, October 18 at 9:41 PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 18, 2021)—New Zealand’s Q3 inflation was higher than expected, vindicating...

RBNZ Raises OCR By 25bps To 50bps; More Hikes Expected Over Time

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 6, 2021)—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.50% and signalled more rate hikes can be expected over time as it strives to maintain low inflation...

Preview: What To Expect From RBNZ’s Oct 6 MonPol Review

(This Preview was first published on October 5 at 9:34 PM as an email to premium subscribers)

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, October 5, 2021)—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will raise the official cash rate on Wednesday an...

RBNZ Tightens Mortgage Rule For Owner-Occupiers; Sees Short-Term...

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, September 23, 2021)—The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is going ahead with its proposal to tighten mortgage rule for owner-occupiers but delayed the implementation by a month to account for disruptions cau...